Copy Resource icon on dll load

Question

I have a C# assembly with a resource file that contains an icon. How can I copy the resource on every load to the caller directory. When i compile the assembly it copies fine...but I need to copy on every load of the assembly so the calling executable can use it.(The resource folder gets deleted when the executable unloads)

Answer 1

You could embed the resource file and the write it out every time the assembly is loaded. Set the resource file to have a "Build Action" equal to "Embedded Resource" in the file properties of the visual studio solution explorer.

then you can unpack it with something like this:

        private static string _srvExePath;
        private static void UnpackFiles()
        {
            if (!Directory.Exists(_srvExePath))
            {
                Directory.CreateDirectory(_srvExePath);
            }

            Stream s1 = Assembly.GetExecutingAssembly().GetManifestResourceStream( assmblyname +"."+ resourcefile);
            byte[] b1 = new byte[s1.Length];
            s1.Read(b1, 0, (int)s1.Length);

            File.WriteAllBytes(_srvExePath + file, b1);
            //Console.WriteLine("unpacking: " + _srvExePath + file);
        }